View full sizePortland grocer New Seasons Market released this rendering of its new store on Northwest Raleigh. The company announced it will anchor the Slabtown Marketplace development at the former Con-way freight site.New Seasons Market

New Seasons Market announced plans today for a new store on the 16-acre redevelopment of the former Con-way freight site.

Construction at the location, 2170 NW Raleigh St., is expected to begin at the end of this year, according to the Portland grocer's spokeswoman Amy Brown. The store is expected to open in the spring of 2015.

New Seasons will anchor developer C.E. John's Slabtown Marketplace project, including a 17,500-square-foot collection of additional shops and restaurants.

The grocery store, the first phase of the development , will be housed in a converted 36,000-square-foot freight warehouse. The store will feature New Seasons' usual line-up of locally sourced meat and produce, organic bakery and general merchandise.

Con-way has been working on a master plan since 2008 for some of its holdings between the Pearl District and Northwest 21st and 23rd. It's looking to sell off the parcels to developers like C.E. John Co.